New Zealand Kea Bird With Car Antenna Fiordland National Park
Photo & Vacation Spot

A Kea, a bird native to New Zealand, sits atop a car parked in Fiordland National Park finding the antenna an interesting item to peck on.

Birds find many things interesting, this Kea takes an interest in an antenna on top of a car which has been parked in Fiordland National Park in Southland, New Zealand. This bird is a species of parrot native to New Zealand and they have a tendency to be very intelligent and curious.

As this Kea pulls and pecks at the car antenna, he may find that it is fairly difficult to destroy or get bored and move on to something more intriguing. Visitors find the Kea amusing to watch while local residents consider this bird to be a pest, especially when they are stealing things from backpacks, purses or breaking pieces off cars.

The Kea is a mountain dwelling parrot about the size of a crow adorned in an olive-green coloring with darker edges and a lower back and tail in a reddish hue. The underwings have orange/red and yellow markings and yellow is found at the base of the beak and encircling their eyes.

The Kea bird rises early in the morning to begin their distinct calls and feeding frenzies, rest during the middle of the day and begin foraging again during the evening hours. The weather plays an role in how much these birds are seen as during the hot New Zealand days, the Kea will spend more time roosting.

Cheeky Kea, Nestor notabilis, taking an interest in a car antenna near the Homer Tunnel along the Milford Road, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park, Fiordland, South Island, New Zealand.